The 2016 Davis Cup was the 105th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It was sponsored by BNP Paribas. From this season's tournament the deciding set of each match would be settled by a tiebreak at 6 games all rather than playing an advantage set until a player or a team were two games clear.[1][2] Argentina won their first Davis Cup title, after 4 runner-up finishes, defeating Croatia in the final. Federico Delbonis defeated Ivo Karlović in the final match to give Argentina its first Davis Cup title,[3] after a comeback from Juan Martín del Potro against Marin Čilić in the fourth match.[4]
Argentina won their first Davis Cup title
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| Duration | 2 March – 27 November 2016 |
| Edition | 105th |
| Champion | |
| Winning nation |  Argentina |
← 2015 2017 → | |
| Participating teams | |||
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 Argentina |
 Australia |
 Belgium |
 Canada |
 Croatia |
 Czech Republic |
 France |
 Germany |
 Great Britain |
 Italy |
 Japan |
 Kazakhstan |
 Poland |
 Serbia |
 Switzerland |
 United States |
Great Britain (semifinals)
Belgium (first round)
Czech Republic (quarterfinals)
Switzerland (first round)
France (semifinals) Argentina (champions)
Serbia (quarterfinals)
Australia (first round)| First round 4–6 March | Quarterfinals 15–17 July | Semifinals 16–18 September | Final 25–27 November | |||||||||||||||
| Birmingham, Great Britain (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Great Britain | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgrade, Serbia (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Japan | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Great Britain | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Serbia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Serbia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Kazakhstan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Great Britain | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pesaro, Italy (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Argentina | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Switzerland | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pesaro, Italy (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Italy | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gdańsk, Poland (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Argentina | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Argentina | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zagreb, Croatia (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Poland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Argentina | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Croatia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Canada | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Třinec, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | France | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | France | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hannover, Germany (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Czech Republic | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Germany | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zadar, Croatia (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | France | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kooyong, Australia (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 United States | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Portland, United States (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Australia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Liège, Belgium (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Belgium | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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Date: 16–18 September
The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group play-offs for spots in the 2017 World Group.
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Seeded teams |
Unseeded teams
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| Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Venue | Door | Surface |
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 Uzbekistan |
2–3 | Switzerland |
Tashkent | Olympic Tennis School | Outdoor | Clay |
| Belgium |
4–0 |  Brazil |
Ostend | Sleuyter Arena | Indoor | Hard |
| Australia |
3–0 |  Slovakia |
Sydney | NSW Tennis Centre | Outdoor | Grass |
| Canada |
5–0 |  Chile |
Halifax | Scotiabank Centre | Indoor | Hard |
 Russia |
3–1 | Kazakhstan |
Moscow | National Tennis Center | Outdoor | Hard |
 India |
0–5 |  Spain |
New Delhi | R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex | Outdoor | Hard |
| Germany |
3–2 | Poland |
Berlin | Rot-Weiss Tennis Club | Outdoor | Clay |
| Japan |
5–0 |  Ukraine |
Osaka | Utsubo Tennis Center | Outdoor | Hard |
Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Japan and Switzerland will remain in the World Group in 2017. Russia and Spain are promoted to the World Group in 2017. Brazil, Chile, India, Slovakia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan will remain in Zonal Group I in 2017. Kazakhstan and Poland are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2017.|
Seeds: All seeds received a bye into the second round. |
Remaining nations:
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| Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Brazil | |||||||||||||||||
| bye | Belo Horizonte, Brazil (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||||||
| bye | 1 | Brazil | 3 | |||||||||||||||
 Barbados | Portoviejo, Ecuador (clay) |  Ecuador | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Barbados | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (hard) | Ecuador | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Barbados | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Dominican Republic | 3 | Santiago, Chile (clay) | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic (clay) | Dominican Republic | 0 | Iquique, Chile (clay) | |||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 1 | Chile | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Colombia | 4 | 2 | Colombia | 1 | |||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Colombia | |||||||||||||||||
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Seeds: |
Remaining nations:
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| Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Lima, Peru (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Uruguay | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) |  Peru | 3 | Lima, Peru (clay) | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Uruguay | 1 | Peru | 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Guatemala | 4 | San Francisco de Campeche, MX (hard) | 3 |  Mexico | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | 2 | Lima, Peru (clay) | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Santa Tecla, El Salvador (hard) | 2 |  Venezuela | 2 | |||||||||||||||
 Puerto Rico | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | 4 |  El Salvador | 3 | Santa Tecla, El Salvador (hard) | ||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 4 | El Salvador | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Paraguay | 5 | Valencia, Venezuela (hard) | 2 | Venezuela | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Paraguay | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Venezuela | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
Uruguay and Puerto Rico relegated to Group III in 2017. Peru promoted to Group I in 2017.Date: 11–16 July
Location: La Paz, Bolivia (clay)
Confirmed teams:
Bermuda
Bolivia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Honduras
Jamaica
Panama
Trinidad and TobagoInactive teams:
Aruba
Eastern Caribbean
Haiti
Saint Lucia
U.S. Virgin IslandsFormat: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four and five teams, respectively (Pools A and B). The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations are promoted to Americas Zone Group II in 2017.
Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 7 March 2016 (shown in parentheses below).
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Group A
| Bolivia
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Jamaica
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Cuba
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Panama
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RR W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L | Standings | |
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| Bolivia
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3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 9–0 | 18–0 | 109–35 | 1 | |
| Jamaica
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0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 | 12–7 | 93–59 | 2 | |
| Cuba
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0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–6 | 7–12 | 68–79 | 3 | |
| Panama
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0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–9 | 0–18 | 11–108 | 4 |
Group B
 Bahamas
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Costa Rica
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Honduras
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Bermuda
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Trinidad and Tobago
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RR W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L | Standings | |
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| Bahamas
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2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 10–2 | 21–6 | 149–94 | 1 | |
| Costa Rica
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1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 8–4 | 19–11 | 164–133 | 2 | |
| Honduras
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1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 7–5 | 17–13 | 144–127 | 3 | |
| Bermuda
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0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2−1 | 1–3 | 3–9 | 8–20 | 106–149 | 4 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago
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0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1−2 | 0–4 | 2–10 | 6–21 | 87–147 | 5 |
Play-offs
| Placing | A Team | Score | B Team |
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| Promotional | Bolivia |
2–0 | Costa Rica
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| Promotional | Jamaica |
0–2 | Bahamas
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| 5th–6th | Cuba |
2–0 | Honduras
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| 7th–8th | Panama |
0–3 | Bermuda
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| 9th | N/A | — | Trinidad and Tobago
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Seeds: All seeds received a bye into the second round. |
Remaining nations:
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| Second-round play-offs | First-round play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | India | |||||||||||||||||
| bye | Chandigarh, India (grass) | |||||||||||||||||
| bye | 1 | India | 4 | |||||||||||||||
 New Zealand | Seoul, South Korea (hard) |  South Korea | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Christchurch, New Zealand (indoor hard) | South Korea | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Pakistan | 0 | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
 China | 5 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay) | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | China | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | 2 | Uzbekistan | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Uzbekistan | |||||||||||||||||
Pakistan relegated to Group II in 2017. India and Uzbekistan advance to World Group play-off.|
Seeds:
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Remaining nations:
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| Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Chinese Taipei | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mishref, Kuwait City (hard) |  Malaysia | 1 | Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) | |||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 1 | 1 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Kuwait | 4 | Pasig, Philippines (indoor clay) | 3 |  Philippines | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Philippines | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | 0 | Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Surakarta, Indonesia (hard) | 2 |  Thailand | 2 | |||||||||||||||
 Vietnam | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Surakarta, Indonesia (hard) | 4 |  Indonesia | 2 | Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard) | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Indonesia | 5 | Vietnam | 0 | ||||||||||||||
 Sri Lanka | 0 | Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard) | Thailand | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Thailand | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Malaysia and Sri Lanka relegated to Group III in 2017. Chinese Taipei promoted to Group I in 2017.
Date: 11–16 July
Confirmed teams:
Hong Kong
Iran
Lebanon
Pacific Oceania
Qatar
Singapore
Syria
TurkmenistanFormat: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four and five teams, respectively (Pools A and B). The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations are promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2017.
Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 7 March 2016 (shown in parentheses below).
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Group A
| Iran
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Hong Kong
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Pacific Oceania
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Turkmenistan
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RR W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L | Standings | |
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| Iran
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2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 8–1 | 16–2 | 108–60 | 1 | |
| Hong Kong
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1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–3 | 13–7 | 107–78 | 2 | |
| Pacific Oceania
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0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–7 | 5–14 | 69–102 | 3 | |
| Turkmenistan
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0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–7 | 4–15 | 59–103 | 4 |
Group B
| Lebanon
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Syria
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Qatar
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 Cambodia
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Singapore
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RR W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L | Standings | |
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| Lebanon
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3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 12–0 | 24–1 | 153–79 | 1 | |
| Syria
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0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 8–4 | 17–11 | 149–125 | 2 | |
| Qatar
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0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 7–5 | 17–13 | 161–158 | 3 | |
| Cambodia
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0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–10 | 7–20 | 111–153 | 4 | |
| Singapore
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0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–11 | 3–23 | 97–156 | 5 |
Play-offs
| Placing | A Team | Score | B Team |
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| Promotional | Iran |
2–1 | Syria
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| Promotional | Hong Kong |
2–1 | Lebanon
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| 5th | N/A | — | Qatar
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| Relegation | Pacific Oceania |
3–0 | Singapore
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| Relegation | Turkmenistan |
2–1 | Cambodia
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Iran and Hong Kong promoted to Group II in 2017.
Singapore and Cambodia relegated to Group IV in 2017.
Date: 13–16 July
Location: Amman, Jordan (clay)
Confirmed teams:
Iraq
Jordan
Mongolia
Myanmar
Oman
Saudi Arabia
Tajikistan
United Arab EmiratesInactive teams:
Brunei
Kyrgyzstan
YemenFormat: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four and five teams, respectively (Pools A and B). The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations are promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 2017.
Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 7 March 2016 (shown in parentheses below).
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Group A
| United Arab Emirates
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Oman
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Saudi Arabia
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Myanmar
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RR W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L | Standings | |
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| United Arab Emirates
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3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 9–0 | 18–2 | 117–72 | 1 | |
| Oman
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3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–6 | 9–13 | 82–109 | 2 | |
| Saudi Arabia
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0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–6 | 8–14 | 99–105 | 3 | |
| Myanmar
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0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–6 | 8–14 | 97–109 | 4 |
Group B
| Jordan
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 Bahrain
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Iraq
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Tajikistan
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Mongolia
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RR W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L | Standings | |
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| Jordan
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3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 12–0 | 24–1 | 149–54 | 1 | |
| Bahrain
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0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 7–5 | 15–12 | 132–111 | 2 | |
| Iraq
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0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–8 | 8–16 | 88–114 | 3 | |
| Tajikistan
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0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 5–7 | 11–15 | 100–127 | 4 | |
| Mongolia
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0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 2–10 | 6–20 | 74–137 | 5 |
Play-offs
| Placing | A Team | Score | B Team |
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| Promotional | United Arab Emirates |
3–0 | Bahrain
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| Promotional | Oman |
1–2 | Jordan
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| 5th–6th | Saudi Arabia |
0–3 | Iraq
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| 7th–8th | Myanmar |
2–1 | Tajikistan
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| 9th | N/A | — | Mongolia
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United Arab Emirates and Jordan promoted to Group III in 2017.
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Seeds:
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Remaining nations:
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| Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Spain | |||||||||||||||||
| Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | 1 | Spain | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Arad, Romania (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Slovenia |  Romania | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Viana do Castelo, Portugal (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
 Portugal | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||
| Kyiv, Ukraine (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | 4 | Ukraine | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Guimarães, Portugal (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal |  Austria | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Austria | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kazan, Russia (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Moscow, Russia (hard) | |||||||||||||||||
 Sweden | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 0 | Russia | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Netherlands | 5 | 3 | Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Budapest, Hungary (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Israel | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Hungary | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Budapest, Hungary (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Israel | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Israel | Hungary | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | 2 | Slovakia | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Slovakia | |||||||||||||||||
Slovenia and Sweden relegated to Group II in 20. Spain, Ukraine, Russia, and Slovakia advance to World Group Play-off.|
Seeds:
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Remaining nations:
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| Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Lithuania | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Capellen, Luxembourg (hard) | Kaunas, Lithuania (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
 Norway | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Norway | 3 | 1 | Lithuania | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Centurion, South Africa (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Luxembourg | 2 | 8 |  South Africa | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | South Africa | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Lithuania | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ankara, Turkey (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Bulgaria | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunis, Tunisia (hard) | Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
 Turkey | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bulgaria | 2 | Turkey | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Zenica, Bosnia and Herz. (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Tunisia | 3 | 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Daugavpils, Latvia (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Monaco | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Monaco (clay) | Minsk, Belarus (hard) | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Latvia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Monaco | 3 | 6 | Latvia | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Cairo, Egypt (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Egypt | 1 | 3 |  Belarus | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Egypt | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Minsk, Belarus (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Belarus | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Belarus | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kittilä, Finland (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Denmark | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Zimbabwe | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tbilisi, Georgia (hard) | Kongens Lyngby, Den. (indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Finland | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 7 | Finland | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Georgia | 3 | 2 | Denmark | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Denmark | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Egypt, and Zimbabwe relegated to Group III in 2017. Bosnia and Herzegovina and Belarus promoted to Group I in 2017.Date: 2–5 March
Location: Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)
Format: Round-robin basis. Four pools of four teams (Pools A, B, C and D). The winners of each pool play-off against each other to determine which two nations are promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2017.
Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 30 November 2015 (shown in parentheses below).
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Groups:
Group A
 Moldova
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 Malta
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 San Marino
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RR W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L | Standings | |
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| Moldova
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3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 12–0 | 72–18 | 1 | |
| Malta
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0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–8 | 47–55 | 2 | |
| San Marino
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0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–10 | 26–72 | 3 |
Group B
 Ireland
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 Macedonia
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 Armenia
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 Albania
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RR W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L | Standings | |
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| Ireland
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2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 8–1 | 17–2 | 108–39 | 1 | |
| Macedonia
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1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 7–2 | 14–5 | 100–61 | 2 | |
| Armenia
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–7 | 5–14 | 58–94 | 3 | |
| Albania
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0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–8 | 2–17 | 36–108 | 4 |
Group C
 Cyprus
|
 Montenegro
|
 Andorra
|
 Iceland
|
RR W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L | Standings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus
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3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 8–1 | 17–3 | 115–52 | 1 | |
| Montenegro
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0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–5 | 8–12 | 89–100 | 2 | |
| Andorra
|
0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–6 | 9–12 | 86–106 | 3 | |
| Iceland
|
1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–6 | 6–13 | 67–99 | 4 |
Group D
 Estonia
|
 Greece
|
 Liechtenstein
|
 Kosovo
|
RR W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L | Standings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia
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3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 9–0 | 18–0 | 109–18 | 1 | |
| Greece
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0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 | 12–6 | 75–63 | 2 | |
| Liechtenstein
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–6 | 6–12 | 62–85 | 3 | |
| Kosovo
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–9 | 0–18 | 28–108 | 4 |
Play-offs
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Cyprus and Estonia promoted to Group II in 2017.
Date: 11–16 July
Location: Antananarivo, Madagascar (clay)
Confirmed teams:
Benin
Botswana
Cameroon
Kenya
Madagascar
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
NigeriaInactive teams:
Burkina Faso
Congo
Djibouti
Ethiopia
Gabon
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Lesotho
Libya
Mali
Mauritius
Rwanda
Senegal
Sudan
Togo
Uganda
ZambiaFormat: Round-robin basis. Two pools of five teams (Pools A and B). The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations are promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2017.
Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 7 March 2016 (shown in parentheses below).
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Group A
| Morocco
|
Namibia
|
Nigeria
|
Cameroon
|
Mozambique
|
RR W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L | Standings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco
|
3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 11–1 | 22–4 | 148–66 | 1 | |
| Namibia
|
0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 8–4 | 16–10 | 127–105 | 2 | |
| Nigeria
|
1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 8–4 | 17–8 | 125–105 | 3 | |
| Cameroon
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–9 | 9–18 | 118–134 | 4 | |
| Mozambique
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–12 | 0–24 | 36–144 | 5 |
Group B
| Madagascar
|
Benin
|
Kenya
|
 Algeria
|
Botswana
|
RR W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L | Standings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madagascar
|
2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 11–1 | 22–6 | 151–86 | 1 | |
| Benin
|
1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 9–3 | 21–6 | 150–93 | 2 | |
| Kenya
|
0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 6–6 | 14–14 | 127–129 | 3 | |
| Algeria
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–10 | 5–22 | 90–149 | 4 | |
| Botswana
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–10 | 6–20 | 82–143 | 5 |
Play-offs
| Placing | A Team | Score | B Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotional | Morocco |
2–0 | Benin
|
| Promotional | Namibia |
0–2 | Madagascar
|
| 5th–6th | Nigeria |
2–1 | Kenya
|
| 7th–8th | Cameroon |
0–2 | Algeria
|
| 9th–10th | Mozambique |
0–2 | Botswana
|
Morocco and Madagascar promoted to Group II in 2017.
